Chain Selection - Kubota RT120Q Operator's Manual

RT120Q Operator's Manual
Chain, Teeth, and Sprockets

Chain Selection

These charts are meant as a guideline only. No one chain type works well in all conditions. See your Ditch
Witch dealer for soil conditions and chain recommendations for your area. Ask for the latest Chain, Teeth,
and Sprockets Parts Catalog.
• 1 = best
• 2 = better
• 3 = good
• 4 = not recommended
Chain
4-pitch cup tooth
2-pitch cup tooth
bolt-on adaptor, 2-pitch
bolt-on adaptor/cup tooth
combo
Shark Chain II
alternating side bar
Soil Description
sandy soil sugar sand, blow sand, or other soils where sand is the predominant component
soft soil sandy loam
medium soil loams, loamy clays
hard soil packed clays, gumbo, all compacted soils
rocky soil chunk rock, glacial till, cobble, rip rap, gravel
sticky soil gumbo, sticky clays
Sandy Soft Soil
Soil
3 1
2 3
4 4
4 3
4 3
4 4
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Medium Hard Soil
Soil
2 3
1 1
3 2
2 1
2 1
4 4
Rocky Sticky
Soil Soil
4 1
3 4
1 4
2 4
1 4
4 1